The Dodgers smashed the Braves on Sunday, and the Pirates rallied late to beat the Cardinals. Both teams are now one win away from meeting in the NLCS. With the Red Sox leading the Rays 2-0, we could see three teams punch their tickets to the LCS on Monday…or, we could see the Postseason picture […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 13-6 in Game 3 of their NL Division Series matchup, taking a 2-1 lead in the series. This was a strange game. Neither starting pitcher got more than nine outs, and that seems like it would be a situation that favored the Braves and their strong bullpen. […]

Carlos Beltran tied the game in the eighth inning with his second home run of the series, but the Pirates responded with two runs in the bottom half to regain the lead for good and take a 2-1 lead over the Cardinals in the National League Division Series. The atmosphere at PNC Park was predictably […]

In the two ALDS games on Saturday, both went largely the same as on Friday – one was a pitchers duel, and one was less so. The Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 to take a 2-0 series lead, and the A's beat the Tigers 1-0 on a walk off hit by Stephen Vogt. The […]

Stephen Vogt hit .252 during the regular season for the Oakland Athletics. But if the A's beat the Tigers in the ALDS and advance through the postseason, it's very possible no A's fan is going to remember that. They could very well speak fondly of the second-year catcher's accomplishments in Oakland's Game 2 victory over […]

David Ortiz homered twice against David Price and Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-4 as the Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 in Game 2 of their American League Division Series. Boston now holds a 2-0 lead in the series as it heads to Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay needed a good start from David Price after Matt […]

The Division Series matchups continued on Friday, and experienced young pitching dominated. –Max Scherzer led the Tigers to a 3-2 win over the Athletics –Mike Minor outdueled Zack Greinke in the Braves' 4-3 win over the Dodgers –Jon Lester shut down the Rays in Boston's 12-2 win –Gerrit Cole steamrolled the Cardinals in the Pirates' […]

Max Scherzer allowed three hits over seven innings and struck out 11 batters, leading the Tigers to a 3-2 win over the A's in Game 1 of the ALDS. Detroit takes a 1-0 lead in the series.  After allowing a Yoenis Cespedes triple in the second inning, Scherzer didn't give up a hit for four […]

The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in Game 2 of their NLDS matchup to even the series at one game apiece. What a wild game. Mike Minor got off to a shaky start for Atlanta, walking Mark Ellis and allowing an RBI double to make it a 1-0 game right off the […]

In Game 1 of their AL Division Series matchup, the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-2 to take a 1-0 series lead. The Rays scored the first two runs of this game thanks to solo homers in the second and fourth innings from Sean Rodriguez and Ben Zobrist, respectively. But from there […]

Rematch! After facing each other in the ALDS last season, the Tigers and Athletics cross paths again in the divisional round of the playoffs. (Detroit won in five games.) As was the case last year, the A's have home-field advantage over the Tigers. But this time, Oakland won't have to play the first two games […]

Matt Harvey was almost universally bashed for his decision to not have Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right elbow. Well, Harvey has now decided to go ahead with the surgery. He'll miss all of the 2014 season. Harvey was the best thing to happen in years for the Mets, posting […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St Louis Cardinals 7-1 in Game 2 of their NLDS matchup to even the series at one game each. Pirates rookie Gerrit Cole made his first career playoff start on Friday, and he dominated a veteran lineup in St Louis. In his six innings of work, Cole allowed one run […]

The Rays are riding a wave of momentum, winning three straight must-win games (including game 162 in Toronto) to set themselves up for a matchup with their division rival, the Boston Red Sox. Boston won the season series 12-7, but will the Rays be able to translate their momentum into an ALCS berth? Game 1: […]